. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. T46 AMERICAN BEE No. 72—Mr. Samel Cornell. As promised a few weeks ago, we this week are permitted to give something more about Mr. S. Cornell, the promi- nent Canadian bee-keeper who died so suddenly on April 7, 1894. He had reached the age of 58 years on the very day of his death. After dinner he went to the garden and apiary, and was found a few hours later with life extinct. Heart failure was supposed to be the cause. He left a wife and family to mourn his sudden departure. The Canadian Bee Journal for May contained the following sketch
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. T46 AMERICAN BEE No. 72—Mr. Samel Cornell. As promised a few weeks ago, we this week are permitted to give something more about Mr. S. Cornell, the promi- nent Canadian bee-keeper who died so suddenly on April 7, 1894. He had reached the age of 58 years on the very day of his death. After dinner he went to the garden and apiary, and was found a few hours later with life extinct. Heart failure was supposed to be the cause. He left a wife and family to mourn his sudden departure. The Canadian Bee Journal for May contained the following sketch in con- nection with the portrait herewith pre- sented : Mr. Corneil was born in the township of Ops, Ontario county, on April 7, 1836. His childhood and youth were spent on the farm. Having obtained a good education, he taught for some years at various places, and was after- wards local superintendent of schools for the county. For the last 25 years his residence has been in Lindsay, and he was chiefly engaged as an insurance agent. He was twice Elected a member ojf the Board of Education in Lindsay, and assisted much in getting the old High School changed to its present rank of a Collegiate Institute. Mr. Corneil was chiefly noted for tak- ing some problem in bee-keeping, and with careful and painstaking efi'ort seek- ing to bring upon it all the scientific light which could be found in various works, and which appeared to bear upon the question. Although bee-keepers did not always agree with the conclusions arrived at, there is no doubt Mr. Cor- nell's writings were interesting and of value, aside from what may have been correct, in that it tended to make Cana- dian—yes, American—bee-keepers pay greater attention to the scientific side of bee-keeping. Practically, the bee-keep- ers of the ATuerican continent lead the world. From the scientific standpoint we have much to learn from such men as Cowan, Cheshire, Dzierzon and others —men who are original and careful stud
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